Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Boris Alkvist kicked off to start the match. Levon Sarkisyan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladimir Rodić in the 4th minute of the match. In the 6th minute, Brock Friend left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 United States fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Levon Sarkisyan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boris Alkvist in the 10th minute of play. In the 12th minute Vladimir Rodić shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Levon Sarkisyan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, U21 United States's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimir Rodić came free, but Levon Sarkisyan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17thth minute of the game Brock Friend who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BraveHearts United's Karl Björk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Brock Friend in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Karl Björk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 19 minutes of play, BraveHearts United's Angelino Corderro made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Levon Sarkisyan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Vladimir Rodić hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind BraveHearts United's goalkeeper Karl Björk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Brock Friend got free with Karl Björk in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A hard shot 38 in the game by Brock Friend from a close distance when the talented Karl Björk managed to make a qualified save. BraveHearts United's players were relieved. In the 40th minute Brock Friend shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl Björk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brock Friend did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-1 to the left of a surprised Karl Björk 41 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shane Smiley got free with Karl Björk in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of U21 United States booed when BraveHearts United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Linus Karlsson didn't get a good kick on the ball. 48 minutes into the match, U21 United States's Shane Smiley broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Brock Friend made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, BraveHearts United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Linus Karlsson to maneuver through the defense. Karl Björk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brock Friend in the 55th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Brock Friend made a precise shot to the right of Karl Björk. BraveHearts United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Karl Björk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brock Friend in the 65th minute of play. Vladimir Rodić kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Levon Sarkisyan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vladimir Rodić in the 68th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vladimir Rodić in the 70th minute of play forced U21 United States's goalkeeper Levon Sarkisyan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vladimir Rodić could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Levon Sarkisyan made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Brock Friend in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Karl Björk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 75thth minute of the game Jonah Ryan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BraveHearts United's Karl Björk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Brock Friend's late challenge caught a BraveHearts United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Brock Friend helped the player get up and apologised. After 76 played minutes U21 United States got a freekick which was hit by Brock Friend. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 United States's goalkeeper Levon Sarkisyan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jonah Ryan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Karl Björk having to interfere. In the 85th match minute, BraveHearts United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thor Sikström to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute of the match Shane Smiley shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Karl Björk showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 5-1 when Brock Friend sped through BraveHearts United's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Karl Björk. Karl Björk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brock Friend, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. The supporters of U21 United States booed when BraveHearts United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelino Corderro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Karl Björk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonah Ryan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 95 played minutes BraveHearts United got a freekick which was hit by Alf Sandwall.